The SandTrap, invented by Steve Woodford of Springdale Utah, is an interesting device for creating a retrievable anchor any time you have sand available.

Fill it with sand, then rap off it. Pull the retrieval line to spill the sand and retrieve the Trap, leaving nothing behind other than displaced sand. Ingenious!

SAFE USE REQUIRES EXPERT JUDGMENT: A write-up for usage is given HERE. 

The SandTrap is a great new tool for a specific kind of canyon. Works well in canyons with lots of sand, when dryish. Two places in Quandary Direct are SandTrapable. No Kidding is a great SandTrap training canyon. Fiddle Me This in Zion uses two Trap placements… Otherwise, we are mostly talking off-the-radar canyons.

SandTraps are made in Kanab, Utah with the main straps bartacked with Imlay's contractor in Winslow, Arizona.

It takes a couple canyons to get the thing figured out. It really helps to train with an expert Trapper. Use with caution.

Folds up well into a PotShot.  It is often helpful to have two or three PotShots along for when you need to move sand TO the Trap. (You would tend to have this kind of thing along anyway, in this kind of canyon.

SPECS:

Color: Assorted
Weight: 18.2 ounces (520 grams)